Canadian Defence Minister David McGuinty visited Luxembourg on 19 June 2026, the first trip by a Canadian federal minister in 81 years of diplomatic ties, advancing defence cooperation as Europe and Canada deepen security links.
At a NATO defence ministers' meeting in Brussels on 18 June 2026, Luxembourg pledged an additional $30 million (about €26 million) to the alliance's Prioritised Ukraine Requirements List, which buys US-made weapons for Kyiv. The commitment lands as Luxembourg charts a fourfold rise in defence spending by 2035 toward NATO's new 5% target.
Luxembourg is landlocked, but its finance and digital economy depend on submarine cables now treated as a front line. Here is the Grand Duchy's real stake — and its role.